Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Wall Street Real Estate [Sale of land near Dutch Reformed Church abutting Wall Street]

High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06059 Author/Creator: Wall Street Real Estate Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 14 June 1723 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.7 x 42.2 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Samuel Waldron and countersigned on back by Simon Pasco and Thomas Thong. Sale of land to Abraham Gouverneur, Isaac Gouverneur, Isaac De Riemer, Jr., and Henry Coerten. The sheets are joined at the bottom with ribbon.

All four proprietors are linked in the last will and testament of a common relative, Margareta Selyns.

Waldron, Samuel, fl. 1723
Thong, Thomas, fl. 1723
Pasco, Simon, fl. 1700-1723

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources